15thc perception on swallowtail merlons?
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To add a different context (and very close to your 1450 boundary), an interesting example from Jewish manuscript art: the Mishneh Torah, ca. 1457. It's attributed to the Master of the Barbo Missal, a Northern Italian artist.
According to an You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., the Hebrew lettering is "Avodah", "service", and this is a sacrifice at the Temple.

*This MS is owned by the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. now and they say you're not supposed to enlarge or download the image from their site, but there are several articles about it from other sites with closeup images, so here are a few:

   
   
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RE: 15thc perception on swallowtail merlons? - by CaryR - 16-09-2021, 10:26 PM
Castle Drena - by JustAnotherTheory - 06-03-2026, 10:48 AM

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